Seeing John and Hank Green on their current tour got me thinking about literary life on the road. So it was fun to see this packing list from Joan Didion. If I ever get on the book tour circuit, I’ll need to take major notes from Didion. I consider myself a good packer, but she has it down to a science. Only two pairs of shoes? I’d need at least three. (Of course, I could also leave out the cigarettes. That takes up the same amount of space, right?)

What’s on your current/future book tour packing list?